Petrit Latifi
In 1913, during the Serbian invasion of Albania, a Turkish cruiser named “Hamidjeh” fired on a Serbian military ship sinking it and killing 100 Serbian soldiers. Around the Montenegrin-Albanian coast, Austrian war ships stopped Greek ships carrying Serb soldiers on their way to help the Montenegrin imperialists invade Shkodër.
Në vitin 1913, gjatë pushtimit serb të Shqipërisë, një kryqëzor turk i quajtur “Hamidjeh” qëlloi mbi një anije ushtarake serbe duke e fundosur atë dhe duke vrarë 100 ushtarë serbë. Përreth bregdetit malazezo-shqiptar, anijet luftarake austriake ndaluan anijet greke që transportonin ushtarë serbë në rrugën e tyre për të ndihmuar imperialistët malazezë të pushtonin Shkodrën.
“(A new success for the Hamidjeh.) London, 16th inst. The Turkish cruiser “Hamidjeh,” which recently destroyed several troop transports off San Giavanni di Medua, has again attacked a Serbian transport south of Durazzo and sunk it, killing about 100 Serbs.”
From another news source:
“From Athens they cable to the Daily Mail that the Turkish cruiser “Ha-midjeh” sank on Thursday the Greek transport ship “Leros”, returning from Durazzo after landing Serbian troops. The crew of the transport ship were rescued by the cruiser “Hamidjeh” and taken on board.”
The Hamidjeh also sank Greek ships carrying Serbian invader troops to Shkodër in 1913
“Destroyed transport ships.
Reports from Constantinople, March 5. The Greek steamer “Temistokles,” bound for Salonika with troops and ammunition, was attacked by the Turkish raider “Hamidijeh” near Cansandra and sunk. Not a single man was reportedly saved. Two other ships with troops on board were only able to escape a similar fate by hastily fleeing.
Reports from Constantinople, March 6. The Turkish cruiser “Hamidjeh” appeared off the Bay of Hagion Ors and fired on 24 Greek ships transporting Serbian troops to Scutari with 24 small and 10 large guns. Three Greek transport ships were sunk.”1
The ships history
“Nothing had been heard of the cruiser since its passage through the Suez Canal. The “Hamidjeh” dates from 1903 and has a displacement of 3,800 tons, as well as the quite significant speed of 22.3 nautical miles per hour. It has no side armor, only an armored deck (a so-called “protected cruiser”) and carries guns of 15 and 12 centimeters caliber.”2
Austrian war ships also stopped Serbian troops from reaching Shkodër
“[…] The landing on shore lasted throughout Thursday. The total number of troops arrived is 15 thousand soldiers, with a considerable number of guns and ammunition. Meanwhile, from Rome they telegraph to the “Daily Mail” that, according to information received there from Antivari-Bari, Austrian warships, cruising along the Albanian-Montenegrin coast, have stopped a Greek transport ship carrying Serbian troops.”3
Reference
Balkan Academia 